Explore Quotes by John Elway

To be able to get a football team that's capable of competing for world championships, you always got to get a little bit lucky, but you got to have all phases to win it all.

When I retired, I really wanted to spend time with my family and kids. Coaching would have prevented that due to the commitment of the job and travel that goes with it, too.

Even when I retired, there was part of me that didn't want to retire. But once you decide it's time to move on then you have to stick with it.

There are a lot of people who might not get another chance to win a Super Bowl, not just me.

I would hope this experience would help me if that NFL opportunity were to arise. But I also know that it's a totally different league. There's a lot more to it.

I'm happy with the Arena Football League right now. I'm happy in Denver.

There have been openings, but I have not interviewed for any jobs, nor do I want to right now.

I was so lucky to walk away with two Super Bowls and know that the last year was positive.

You always want to have good balance. That's the key to winning a Super Bowl. You look at the teams who have won championships, you got to have balance. So, to be able to run the ball effectively and throw the ball effectively is what gives you the chance to win a world championship.

The patience that goes with the game, the little things that go along with the game, you have so much more time to think in golf than you do in football - you have to keep your thoughts positive. I'm not sure I've got that mastered.

I think I'm lucky in life and not just in football. I was very fortunate to play for a great organization and a great team that was really good near the end of my career.

I was a baseball player and a football player at Stanford, so I didn't play a lot of golf in college. I really started playing a lot after I turned pro and I had some time in the off-season.

How ironic, to be my last game that I ever played would be against Dan in a Super Bowl. The thing I always was afraid of was playing in a Super Bowl when it was raining. I can't throw a wet ball.

I'm watching the Weather Channel more than I've ever watched it. I'm scared to death it's going to rain.

You learn a lot more from the lows because it makes you pay attention to what you're doing.

I've experienced the highest of highs and lowest of lows. I think to really appreciate anything you have to be at both ends of the spectrum.

Reaching 50, I've started to conjure up thoughts of my own mortality.

I had a great time doing Vegas. It's just that it takes a lot of time.

It's really been a better situation for me being with the Crush than it would if I were with the Broncos because this has given me a lot more broad range

I've always joked about Joe Montana not appreciating his Super Bowls nearly as much as I do because he never lost one. We lost three before we got one

I don't have any pangs to where I want to be with the Broncos.